Notes from the Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man and selections from The House of the Dead

by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Notes from the Undergroun...
 
by
Fyodor Dostoevsky
 
published 1961 by Signet Classics
binding Paperback
isbn 0451514424   (isbn13: 9780451514424)
pages 240
description In this volume can be seen Dostoyevsky's evolving outlook on man's fate. The works presented here were written at distince periods in the authors life...more
date added
02-01-07



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Mindy
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This is the first time I have read Dostoyevsky, and maybe I should've saved myself for a novel b/c I was not overly impressed with these short stories. They weren't BAD, but I guess I was expecting to be blown away b/c you know, it's Dostoyevsky, right? Now, I will say that the narrator of "Notes from the Underground" might be the most repulsive character I've ever read. I guess that is pretty powerful, huh? Actually, I enjoyed the afterword (a short bio, mostly) as much as any of the ...more
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Brilliant writing about incredible ideas!
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